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Pentagon
Placed
on
Partial
Lockdown
After
Hazardous
Materials
Incident
Detected
Marc
Kennedy
-
National-Politics
Tell Us
USA News
Network
ARLINGTON,
Va. —
Multiple
floors
inside
the
Pentagon
were
locked
down and
evacuated
Thursday
morning
following
a
hazardous
materials
incident
that
triggered
an air
quality
concern
and a
shelter-in-place
directive
for the
affected
area.
Pentagon
spokesperson
Sean
Parnell
confirmed
that the
facility's
advanced
systems
identified
the
issue,
stating
the
department
is
implementing
standard
safety
procedures
while
response
teams
assess
the
situation's
significance.
The
incident
prompted
emergency
responders
from
Virginia,
including
the
Arlington
County
Fire
Department's
hazardous
materials
unit, to
deploy
to the
site to
assist
the
Pentagon
Force
Protection
Agency's
Hazmat
Team.
No
injuries
have
been
reported
as of
midday,
though
the
Pentagon
security
team
indicated
that
response
personnel
from
various
agencies
are
visible
in the
central
courtyard
as
precautionary
measures
continue.
The
Arlington
County
Fire
Department
announced
on
social
media
that
their
teams
are
engaged
at the
Pentagon
during
the
hazardous
materials
situation.
CNN
reported
that the
facility
was
placed
on
lockdown
with
evacuations
occurring
from
multiple
levels,
though
sources
did not
specify
what
substance
triggered
the air
quality
alert.
This is
a
developing
news
story.
Updates
will
follow
as more
information
becomes
available
about
the
cause of
the
incident
and when
the
locked-down
areas
will be
cleared.
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